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With the international fight week built around it, people flying in from Ireland and Brazil, PPV tracking at a million buys, I don't think there's any way this fight gets moved for anything less than a broken limb or torn ligament unless the government steps in. 2 weeks for something that normally heals in 3-4? He can tough it out.
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06-23-2015, 05:34 PM | #4668 |
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Brazilian media reporting that Aldo does not want to put off the fight, he's meeting with his team and doctors to try to figure out a plan to heal and keep training the best he can in the 2.5 weeks he's got.
One thing's for sure, Aldo needs to find out who the hell in his team leaked his injury to the media and cut him loose. He'd still need to tell the UFC about it, but he sure as hell would not have wanted Conor or the NV AC to find out about it.
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I read a rumor that a media member was there and witnessed it and leaked it...who the hell knows.
I don't know how he fights if it's a significant rib injury...would the state commission even allow him to fight? |
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Apparently what he got takes about 3 weeks to fully heal plus another week of rest with anti-inflammatories. So, 4 weeks total. He's got almost 3 weeks, so if there's any way that the doctors can speed that timetable up with some aggressive therapy, (and a legal USADA-approved way to deal with pain) they will try.
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Break a rib or two, and then go out for a light jog. Report back and let us know how significant the injury felt. TIA
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06-23-2015, 05:53 PM | #4672 |
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06-23-2015, 05:54 PM | #4673 |
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06-23-2015, 05:59 PM | #4674 |
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The rib injury doesn't sound that bad, I think he could still fight.
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06-23-2015, 06:05 PM | #4677 |
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Chael Sonnen basically posted on Facebook that the only way this fight doesn't happen is if the NV State Athletic Commission steps in.
Aldo has been cursed with a lack of marketability, his PPV's have never met the minimum thresholds to get a backend bonus, so this whole Conor McGregor thing has been a financial gift from God for him. He's going to make millions on this fight, there's no way he doesn't walk out on July 11th unless the state cancels the fight. If anything, this broken rib thing makes him more money if he loses, because although he was probably going to get an instant rematch if he lost, this now guarantees it, and people will want to pay to see Conor defend the title against the "real" Aldo.
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It's a dick up the ass for the fans, though. Pay $54.99 for a fight that you've been looking forward to for half a year, and if a certain fighter wins, the accomplishment will likely be looked at as a sham until the rematch for which you have to shell out another $54.99. |
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I would have instantly paid for the Lawler fight, this Conor/Aldo thing is now a drama-filled sideshow that might lead to a sequel.
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Meh. I kinda see some sense to that argument. Not enough to agree with it, though. The main attraction here is the Aldo-McGregor fight, and it's results have a 50-50 shot of being tainted. That sucks. Also, the instant rematch trend is getting super ****ing old. But I believe you and I have already been through that argument once.
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